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"Survey of estates situate in the Township of Shefford and Parishes of Meppershall, Clifton and Arlesey in the County of Bedford Belonging to the feoffees in trust under the donation of Robert Lucas deceased, 1559. G.M. Reynolds, Biggleswade 1871" Leather and board-bound survey book containing schedules and ink and watercolour plans of the estate. No scale. Includes compass points. Front endpaper embossed "Reynolds. Estate Agents & Auctioneers, Biggleswade" and stamped "Received Charity Com. Jan 3 1872" Shefford 1. One tenement public rooms, barns, yards and apps on the north side of the High St now occupied by Mr William Barber containing 15p :N yard W.A. Haddow :E Duck Lane :S High St :W estate W.A Haddow. The above includes a tenement leased to Mr William Barber, Public Rooms held by the Trustees, and a tinkers shop let to Charles Bushby. 2. Four tenements, gardens, yards, barns, outhouses and apps. on the west side of Bedford St. now occupied by Mr Foster, Mr Ansell, Mrs Stapleton and Mr North containing 20p :N No 3 Lucas' Trust Estate :E Bedford St :S messuage Mr William Caton :pt W Duck Lane :pt W ditch running between "prems". and meadow Mr William Caton. 3. One messuage, tenement, barns, yard, garden and apps adj 2. now occupied by Mr William Stapleton containing 32p :N estate Mr George Barker :E Bedford St :S No 2 Lucas' Trust Estate :W ditch running between prems. and meadow Mr William Caton Note: one half of the ditch belongs to the estate and is included in the last two admeasurements 2 & 3. The tenement occupied by William Ansell (no2) is leased to Mr John Morris (public House). No 3 is leased to H Steel exors. 4. One messuage, cottage or tenement, outhouses, yard, garden and apps. on the west side of Bedford St. now occupied by William Wallace containing 17p :N estate Mr William Caton :E ditch running between end of sd. plems. and meadow Thomas Barnard Esq :S White Hart Inn :W Bedford St Note: One half of the ditch belongs to the Estate and is included in the above admeasurement. The above leased to Thomas Barnard Esq underlet to Charles Higgins Esq 5. One messuage or tenement known as the Green man public house, barns, outhouses, yards, garden and apps. on the east side of Bedford St. occupied by Messrs Simpson or their undertenant containing 1r 10p :N prems Messrs. Harrey and Fibzey :E ditch running between end of prems. and meadow Thomas Barnard :S estate Mr Edward King :W Bedford St N.B. The boundary line of the feoffment estate at the back of the Green man is 3'8" from the wall at the end nearest the street and 2'9" at the beginning of the garden belonging to the Green man 6&7.1r 25p meadow (no.6) and 2a or 26p arable (no 7) making 2a 2r 11p now occupied by George Clark :N or NE land late Thomas Inskip :E or SE river :S or SW land Leach's executors &pt W or NW Meppershall 8. 11a 3r 20p arable land occupied by Mr R S Bodger :N land Mr Joseph Richards :E Hitchin to Shefford road :S & W land Sir George Osborn Clifton 9. 3a 3r 35p arable land occupied by Mr George Crouch :N land Mr King :E land Sir George Osborn :S land Mr Millard :W Hitchin road Arlesey 10. One cottage or tenement, outhouses, yard, garden and apps. also a drift way, leading to a close at the west end of the sd. prems, occupied by George Kitchiner or undertenant, containing 26p :N land Mr Thomas Hagger :E road through Arlesey :S properties Mr Nash :W no 11 Lucas Trust Estate 11. 2a 1r 36p pasture occupied by George Kitchiner :N land Mrs Crawley :pt land Mr Thomas Hagger :ptE no 10 Lucas' Trust Estate :ptE garden Mr John Kitchiner :S land Bedford Edwards Esq :W Great Northern Railway 12. 3a 3r 24p pasture adj Great Northern Railway occupied by George Kitchiner :N No 13 Lucas Trust Estate :E Great Northern Railway :S land Rev [blank] Addington :W river 13. 2a 2r 36p pasture adj no 12. occupied by George Kitchiner :N river :E Great Northern Railway :S No 12 Lucas Trust Estate :W river Shefford 14. A messuage in two tenements, outhouses, yard, garden and arable land now occupied by William Dunton and Henry Green containing 2r 5p :N High road :E Executors of late George Austin Esq :S land Edmund Powers Esq :W property Mr James Waller At dorse: Summary of schedule and acreages Total: 29a 0r 7p

1871

From: 1871 To: 1871

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Lucas, Robert,
Reynolds, G.M.,
Barber, William,
Haddow, W.A.,
Bushby, Charles,
Foster,
North,
Caton, William,
Stapleton, William,
Baker, George,
Ansell, William,
Morris, John,
Steel, H.,
Wallace, William,
Barnard, Thomas,
Higgins, Charles,
Messrs. Simpson,
Messrs. Harrey & Fibzey,
King, Edward,
Clark, George,
Inskip, Thomas,
Leach,
Bodger, R.S.,
Richards, Joseph,
Osborn, George,
Crouch, George,
Millard,
Kitchener, George,
Kitchener, John,
Hagger, Thomas,
Nash,
Crawley,
Edwards, Samuel Bedford,
Great Northern Railway Company,
Addington,
Dunton, William,
Green, Henry,
Austin, George,
Powers, Edmund,
Waller, James

DOCUMENTS, estate surveys, trusts, charity, Shefford Lucas Charity, DEATH, leather, books, watercolour, plans, Reynolds Estate Agents & Auctioneers, BUILDINGS & LAND USE, non-agricultural leases, tinker, shops, gardens, public houses, cottages, Shefford White Hart, Shefford Green Man, arable, RIVERS & WATERWAYS, town and local roads, vicar, solicitor, SHEFFORD, MEPPERSHALL, CLIFTON, ARLESEY, BEDFORDSHIRE, BIGGLESWADE, Shefford High Street, Shefford Duck Lane, Shefford Bedford Street, Hitchin